Your Future Your Choice

Do you have students in Year 10 curious about Higher Education?

Are you looking for exciting opportunities to raise their aspirations?

Do they come from backgrounds where higher education is not normally an option?

Will they be achieving 5 GCSEs A*- C in their exams?

Are they interested in careers in health or the ‘professions’?

If so, the University of Birmingham Year 10 Your Future – Your Choice Residential event is for them!

Your Future – Your Choice will give your students an opportunity to find out what it is like to study at university, and in particular a research-led institution like Birmingham. There are two broad academic streams - Health Sciences and Routes to the Professions.

This event is free of charge and open to students in West Midlands state schools.

We will select participants using the indicators below.

Any pupil selected:

must come from a home where neither parent attended university in the UK or abroad

in receipt of, or entitled to, free school meals

Parents/guardians/carers unemployed or in semi-skilled/manual occupations

Disadvantaged home postcode

Exceptions:

Students who have a disability and/or learning difficulty

Students who are in the care system

Students will stay in a University Hall of Residence, follow a programme of social activities and experience a taste of university life. All students are given support and guidance by our student ambassadors who are current undergraduates at the University.

YFYC 2015 Information

Publicity materials for this year's event have been sent out to schools. The application form and brochure can be downloaded from the menu on the right. The deadline for applications is Friday 27 February 2015.

Health Sciences: 12 - 14 July and 15 - 17 July 2015

Students will attend lectures and seminars in health related subjects and so must demonstrate a broad interest in this subject area.